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package org.kie.workbench.common.services.refactoring.model.index.terms;

import org.kie.workbench.common.services.refactoring.model.index.terms.valueterms.ValueIndexTerm;
import org.kie.workbench.common.services.refactoring.service.ResourceType;

/**
 * See {@link IndexTerm} for background.
 * </p>
 * A {@link CompositeIndexTerm} allows us to dynamically generate the keys for {@link ValueIndexTerm} instances.
 * </p>
 * For example, the {@link ReferenceIndexTerm} has a term with a prefix of "ref:" (returned by {@link #getTermBase()}
 * and a "suffix" that is determined when the {@link ReferenceIndexTerm} is instantiated (a {@link ResourceType} value).
 */
public interface CompositeIndexTerm extends IndexTerm {

    String getTermBase();

}
